Multi-strategy HF Interview

I recently graduated, and I have the interview in a week or so. I don't have sell-side experience. I truly have a passion for investing and the fund's strategies, but when I do mocks with my friends, the feedback I consistently get is "You don't seem very interested in working here" or "Your answers lack specificity about why you want to work at a HF instead of other areas in finance". 

How do you guys translate your passion to an interview setting? I have answers for most questions, but what I'm struggling with is the ability to deliver my passion to the interview setting.

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